American Muscle is sponsoring SilverMustang.com’s 1st ever “Annual Silver in the Hills Cruise” this weekend, Saturday May 17th through Sunday May 18th, 2008! We donated over $600 to help defray the cost of marketing and planning the event, with the hopes of helping to make the event a huge success!

AmericanMuscle.com My First Car Contest – Over $300 In Prizes!
The Winners Have Been Announced!The AmericanMuscle.com My First Car Contest is finally over and it is time to announce the winners! With over 100 entries to this contest, it took some serious time to read everyone’s stories.

While all the entries were very good, and some of them quite entertaining, we narrowed it down and selected the top three entries. So sit back and relax and get ready to reminisce about your early vehicular days while checking out the winning stories below.

1st Prize – Dennis H. of Victoria, MN:“As much as I loved my ‘first true love’ (the Mustang), it was her who helped introduce me to my life-long love, my wife, Kathy.”“For some reason that I couldn’t have comprehended at the time, I asked Kathy if she want to drive my Mustang. My roommate was aghast. I didn’t let other people drive the Mustang, not my roommate, not the other girls I had dated, no one.”Click to Read Full Entry!

1st Place Prizes:

$150 American Muscle Gift Certificate

American Muscle T-Shirt

American Muscle Quarter Window Decals

2nd Prize – Patrick K. of Bethesda, MD:“Being my first car I wanted to start doing things to make it better, and just to mess around, and also for maintenance. First of all my sister had put a JVC head unit in, so I wanted to get more use out of that, so I took out the rear speakers and wired in my home big box stereo speakers…”

“After awhile the headliner started falling down so I had to thumb tack that up there.”

“I then put on some chrome hubcaps, but back then I did not realize what the wire was for and figured I should cut it to get it to fit…bad idea…”Click to Read Full Entry!

“Imagine if you will, it’s about 95 degrees outside, and you run about 5 miles. You finally finish with all the running, completely exhausted, and go back to your car only to drive. Hop in struggling to breathe from the run, and drive home with the HEAT on full blast because that is the only way to keep the car from overheating.”

“I was forced to take a few bungee cord and wrap them around the driver’s side inner door molding and connect the bungees to the passenger side. Any time you turn to the right, you would have to hold the door with all your might to keep it from swinging open.”

“So now it is past midnight, 0 degrees outside, and I am stuck INSIDE the car. I attempt to do everything, the windows were frozen shut and after going crazy on the car (kicking at the doors, etc…), I conceded to the vehicle.”
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AmericanMuscle.com My First Car Contest – Over $300 In Prizes!
Tuesday April 15th Through Tuesday April 29th
Submit the story of your first car! Click to submit your entry now!
Think back…to your first car. For some it was that perfect car, you know…a Mustang…that ensured your spot in the yearbook under the title of “Coolest Car”. For others it was an embarrassment of a vehicle bequeathed upon you by your parents that just didn’t understand. But for all, it was that first ounce of true freedom and responsibility that opened the door to a future of Mustang endeavors.

Either way, it’s time to reminisce about your early vehicular days whether they were 40 years ago, or you are currently living them right now! To enter, submit to us the story of your first car! You can include crazy stories about it, cool modifications you did to it, pictures, etc….all will earn you extra points with the judges. To submit your entry, send your entry to: contests@americanmuscle.com. The top three entries will be featured on our site and they will receive Gift Certificate Prize Packs!

Your entry or entries must be submitted before 1:00PM Eastern Time on Tuesday April the 29th.

You must include your full name, address, phone number, email address, and T-Shirt size when submitting. (Personal information will only be used internally for our records and to deliver your prize. No personal information collected will be used for outside solicitations or sold in any way.)

Everyone is eligible to enter, you do not have to have made a previous purchase from AmericanMuscle.com.

You may submit as many individual entries as you want, but please do not SPAM the same entry multiples times or ALL of your entries will be disqualified!

Gift Certificate Prizes valid only for products at AmericanMuscle.com and are not redeemable or exchangeable for any cash value.

AmericanMuscle.com My First Car Contest – Over $300 In Prizes!
Tuesday April 15th Through Tuesday April 29th
Submit the story of your first car! Click to submit your entry now!

AmericanMuscle.com rolls out secure, convenient, payment plan billing with BillMeLater! Now you can get those parts you need right now, even if you do not have the money up front with BillMeLater’s No Payments for 90 Days! Whats best is you will even enjoy interest free billing if the balance is paid in full before the 90 days are up! What better way to get your Mustang parts now, without having to wait!

Simply add your items to your shopping cart. Select BillMeLater at checkout. Answer two quick questions and accept the terms. Then you’ll get a statement in the mail after you are approved! It is that simple!

AmericanMuscle to dominate 2008 Race Season with the release of its Multi-Purpose Ultimate Race Edition Mustang Type-R. The Mustang Type-R is expected to compete and win in NASCAR, Formula1, Indy Car, All Classes of NHRA and NMRA Drag Racing, Mud Wrestling, and the 24 Hour LeMans.

We carefully studied the fastest 4 cylinder import performance cars that we have seen in our area and said, “hey…why can’t we apply these time proven methods to a V6 or even a V8!” So we did, and now we believe that we have truly created the ultimate driving machine!

Performance Modifications:

Quint Supercharger Sticker – This sticker replicates all the performance of having 5 superchargers without the extra weight on your car and lets the world know we are serious about performance. We slapped this baby right on our black painted headlights for high contrast performance!

Type-R Stickers – The true power of this Mustang comes from its numerous strategically placed Type-R stickers and badges. Each one alone has no problem multiplying the performance of this vehicle by tenfold!

Chrome Plated NAZ Bottle – We mounted the Chrome Plated NAZ bottle in front of the radiator in the engine bay so the world could see through our open grille that we are running NAZ. To help save weight, we ditched the heavy plumbing to inject the NAZ into the motor and only hooked the bottle to the Purge Valve.

Massive Aluminum Rear Wing – Not only does it look cool, but we are pretty sure it adds some serious horsepower to the rear!

Cut Mufflers – We wanted to get the biggest exhaust tips we could on this baby so we took a Sawzall to the mufflers and cut the back of the muffler off! From there we were able to gut the inside of the muffler which effectively saved weight and gave us almost 13 inch wide exhaust tips!

Quad Euro-Style Screw-On Fog Lights – In order to increase the aerodynamics and horsepower output of our front end, we strategically screwed Euro-style fog lights into the bumper and the chin spoiler. We went with a twin-yellow light coupled with a twin-blue light combo to increase the area of our powerband.

Triple Aluminum Drag Racing Hood Scoops – To complete the competition look of our Mustang we glued triple aluminum hood scoops to our hood. Not only did this boost our performance, but we have two more scoops then any top-fueler in the NHRA!

Bright Purple Paint Job – Our Bright Purple Paint really screams performance to the point where we fear officials might not even let us compete if they think the advantage it gives us might constitute cheating.

Fast Looking Stickers – We found the fastest looking stickers we could to help boost performance and slapped them wherever they could fit.

Cool Japanese Character Sticker – We are not quite sure what it means, but according to the eBay seller we got bought it from these stickers are all the rage in the JDM…whatever that means.

Extensive Stereo Modifications – We removed the back seat and passenger seat and we were able to squeeze 17 total subwoofers inside the car. To achieve the most intimidating sound possible we removed the spare tire and any and all sound dampening material inside the car and filled the spare tire well with marbles. Surprisingly this gave us one of the highest performance gains over any other mod we did!

AmericanMuscle.com Dirt Don’t Hurt Contest – Over $400 In Prizes!
The Winners Have Been Announced!The AmericanMuscle.com Dirt Don’t Hurt Contest is finally over and it is time to announce the winners! With over 70 entries to this contest, this was no easy task.

We had some really good entries and some hilarious beater cars to boot! With this being a Mustang site, I decided to give the top three prizes to three daring souls that actually brave the winter weather forces in their precious Mustangs. But in keeping with the spirit of the contest, I have selected two high quality beater cars as runner ups and each shall be receiving an American Muscle T-Shirt!

With that said, we can now get on to the good part…the winners:

1st Prize – Justin T. of Chandler, AZ:
Justin’s Mustang has clearly seen some wintry action. Check out the pictures of his snow laden Mustang. Pictures of his Mustang in action hitting the slushy salty roads on a recent trek up North helped Justin make out with 1st place!

1st Place Prizes:

$100 American Muscle Gift Certificate

$75 Mothers Car Care Kit:

Mothers Car Wash & Wax Kit

Mothers Wheel & Tire Cleaning Kit

American Muscle T-Shirt

2nd Prize – Greg M. of Leesburg, OH:
Greg’s Mustang really took one for the team in a recent snow storm in Ohio. Take a good look at what is left of his passenger-side side view mirror! It may not pass inspection now, but it sure as heck got him home in one piece!

2nd Place Prizes:

$50 American Muscle Gift Certificate

$75 Mothers Car Care Kit:

Mothers Car Wash & Wax Kit

Mothers Wheel & Tire Cleaning Kit

American Muscle T-Shirt

3rd Prize – Nicole P. of Yardville, NJ:
The paint on Nicole’s 2005+ GT was recently ravaged on the salty roads on a ski trip to the Poconos Mountains. Nicole may be sad that ski season is over, but I am sure her Mustang is ready to be washed and cruise through the road-salt-free summer months!

3rd Place Prizes:

$25 American Muscle Gift Certificate

$75 Mothers Car Care Kit:

Mothers Car Wash & Wax Kit

Mothers Wheel & Tire Cleaning Kit

American Muscle T-Shirt

1st Runner Up – Matt J. of Racine, WI:
One look at Matt’s daily winter driver and you will see that Matt is a firm believer in having more rust then paint on his car! Matt’s 1987 Dodge Ramcharger may have seen better days, but it is pushing 280k+ miles and still running strong…er well maybe not strong but it is still running!

1st Runner Up Prize:

American Muscle T-Shirt

2nd Runner Up – Norman T. of Paragon, IN:
Not everyone’s beater needs to be beat! Just take a look at Norman’s fully customized “General Flea”! Norman tricked out this General Lee tribute with some sick custom paint and eye popping graphics. I don’t know about you, but I am super serially jealous!

AmericanMuscle.com Dirt Don’t Hurt Contest – Over $400 In Prizes!
Friday March 14th Through Friday March 28thClick to submit your entry now!
With spring at hand, Race and Car Show season is FINALLY here! It is time to pull those Mustangs out of hibernation and get them back on the road! But what about our dear old trusty winter daily drivers? Shouldn’t they get some love too? Well, that is exactly what this contest is intended to do…pay tribute to our daily winter drivers, whether they are Mustangs or not!

So how do you enter said contest? Simple, take a picture of your filthy, dirty, beat, salt covered, road warrior and submit it to contests@americanmuscle.com. The top three dirtiest picture entries will be featured on our site and they will receive super sweet prizes!

Your entry or entries must be submitted before 1:00PM Eastern Time on Friday March the 28th.

You must include your full name, address, phone number, email address, and T-Shirt size when submitting. (Personal information will only be used internally for our records and to deliver your prize. No personal information collected will be used for outside solicitations or sold in any way.)

Everyone is eligible to enter, you do not have to have made a previous purchase from AmericanMuscle.com.

You may submit as many individual entries as you want, but please do not SPAM the same entry multiples times or ALL of your entries will be disqualified!

Gift Certificate Prizes valid only for products at AmericanMuscle.com and are not redeemable or exchangeable for any cash value.

On March 15th, 2008, the Black Mustang Club held its annual St. Patrick’s Day Beach Cruise. While American Muscle was freezing its butts off in good old Pennsylvania, the BMC was cruising the California Coasts in sunny bliss!

The events of the day included a scenic cruise around the Palos Verdes Peninsula carefully planned to hug the coast rather than cruising on the freeways with two organized stops for photo opportunities. Not only were the views a pleasure, but the spirited turns and curves of the route gave this cruise more excitement! Following the cruise all guests partook in food, drinks, and a prize raffle at an Irish Pub in Huntington Beach reserved especially for the event’s participants.

American Muscle donated a $100 Gift Certificate for the prize raffle as well as some Free American Muscle Swag. To check out the cruise for yourself, The Black Mustang Club provided these videos for your enjoyment:

AmericanMuscle (www.americanmuscle.com) is helping to sponsor an attempt at the ECTA Land Speed Record for a Production Supercharged vehicle with a Stock Bottom End which is currently at 186.853MPH from a standing mile. Attempting this feat will be the car’s 73 year old owner Robert Self. The attempt will be made April 5-6th, 2008 at the East Coast Timing Association (ECTA) in Maxton, North Carolina. On the ECTA’s 1mile x 30ft abandoned runway track, Robert is looking to hit a cool 200-210MPH in his Ford GT and have room to stop.

A fully custom roll cage, Halon fire extinguishing system, and drag chute have been installed by S&W Racecars. All performance enhancements and custom SCT dynamometer tuning have been performed by Eric Swarr & his team at Swarr Auto Performance Center in Collegeville, Pennsylvania (www.swarrauto.com). In addition to the $15,000 Whipple Industries Supercharger upgrade, Robert has an additional $30,000 over the car’s $170,000 base price invested in performance and safety upgrades. AmericanMuscle.com will be setting Robert up with the proper tire setup for running speeds in excess of 200MPH in a 1000+ horsepower car, and also helping to promote the event.

After much deliberation and careful thought, we are proud to announce the winners of the American Muscle Begging Contest! We had almost 150 entries, and they were really good! So good it took us an extra day to decide on the final winners!

And so good, we are actually adding a 4th place winner and three Runner Up spots! Wowser! We would like to thank everybody that entered the contest, we had a great mix of both true stories and obnoxiously hilarious fiction! So keep an eye on American Muscle for more great opportunities! But enough of this hubbub, on to the winning entries!

The Begging Contest is officially over folks, and the judges are set for deliberation. We receive almost 150 entries, and let me tell you the competition is fierce! It is going to take us a while to go through these all and pick the very best of the best, so I will be announcing the winner on Monday, March 3rd! Stay tuned right here at American Muscle for the official winner announcements of the BLOG Begging Contest!

American Muscle is sponsoring SilverMustang.com’s 1st ever “Annual Silver in the Hills Cruise” Saturday May 17th through Sunday May 18th, 2008! We donated over $600 to help defray the cost of marketing and planning the event, with the hopes of helping to make the event a huge success! Stay tuned to AmericanMuscle.com for more event details will be released closer to the event date.

The American Muscle Clothing and Picture Contest has been extended! It seems some of the original uploads were submitted incorrectly, but we were able to recover most of the entries for the American Muscle’s Clothing Picture Contest. It actually doesn’t look like we got very many submissions, so what does that mean to you? That means you get one more chance, and contest submission has been extended and judging will now be on Friday, February 1st! If you have already uploaded your images, please double check and make sure they are still on the product you uploaded to. If they are not there, please upload them again!